Tag Archives: tennis

Applying Kipling’s “If” to Wimbledon

By Robin Bates | Published: July 6, 2009

An exhilarating and exhausting week at Wimbledon has come to an end with an exhilarating and exhausting match between Swiss player Roger Federer and American Andy Roddick. Roddick was once my favorite player and Federer is my current favorite so I felt torn as I watched the longest match in grand slam history. It came […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

Roger Federer and the Cavalier Poets

By Robin Bates | Published: June 12, 2009

I’m going to put off my follow-up post to Twelfth Night until Monday because I just came across an interesting article that invites a timely response. As a tennis player and fan of Roger Federer, I am still vibrating over his having won at the French Open this past Sunday. After his archrival Rafa Nadal […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , | Comments closed

  • Sign up for my weekly newsletter

  • Buy Now
  • Learn More
  • Buy Now
  • Learn More